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  1. greentruck

    Opinions on seats.

    Now that I've read this thread, I'll comment on front seats in the Pig. A rear-end collision of 25 mph or so WILL tend to bend the bench seat frame. I imagine it wouldn't be too big a deal to reinforce things to limit or eliminate this issue. If you choose the stock bench, getting headrests on...
  2. greentruck

    Opinions on seats.

    Thanks for the ref and a great flashback Sunday afternoon re-read. I'll have to read this thread first before I comment on whatever issues that are under discussion about the 55 seats. I will note the neck is still a pain on many days, but got other aches nowadays that are sometimes enough to...
  3. greentruck

    New Piglet - last pig ever made

    That's the def That angle shows why those trucks define "butt ugly" -- but I like it.:smokin:
  4. greentruck

    Aussie fj55 lover hi new to the forum

    Can't be any worse than pushing that ever-so-handy-but-so-often-disappointing dash control and getting nothing, then having to unload through the side doors to get to the problem. I actually didn't make it through my first 24 hours off the dealer's lot before I had to return for assistance --...
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    New Piglet - last pig ever made

    Wow, just wow...:clap: [another reminder we still need a drooling smilie...]
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    Aussie fj55 lover hi new to the forum

    Heck, that manual crank rear window sounds like a great feature, too. And maybe a lot more doable, presuming parts could be scared up. I often wished mine was manual crank.
  7. greentruck

    Vintage Roof Load Bars?

    Old Con-Ferr clamps would be rusted tight by now.:p
  8. greentruck

    CSN&Y - 1974 with a Pig

    No problem. One thing we can be pretty sure of, it wasn't a rental car.;):steer:
  9. greentruck

    CSN&Y - 1974 with a Pig

    Let's do an excerpt for historical research purposes.
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    Builds POTM - March, 2014 - Javelina By Pablo Cruise

    TJ, Please do! Just catching up and came across this amazing thread. Yeah, it'll be a great help for others. Being Pigless, it brought back a wave of nostalgic memories accentuated by the green. A really beautiful machine that works beautifully, neither of which is easy with a Pig. Congrats and...
  11. greentruck

    CSN&Y - 1974 with a Pig

    Neil or one of his bandmates could've chosen to drive any vehicle they wanted. Someone chose a FJ-55, which is saying a lot. My '76 was just a couple of years younger than that one and only slightly more luxurious, in that I think the AC wasn't quite as slick as in my truck. Other than that...
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    CSN&Y - 1974 with a Pig

    OK, this may end up being just chat, but just was picking my way through the book that comes with the newly released Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young - 1974 box set. A black & white pic on page 27 shows a tasty line-up of very nice guitars set up for rehearsals by the group at Neil Young's Broken...
  13. greentruck

    fj55 driver's legroom

    YMMV. I'm just a little taller than scrapdaddy, but I can still remember how my right hip would hurt after a 1,000 miles of "right leg cruise control" going to Colorado on that bench seat. It wouldn't have been half so bad if I could've extended my leg another 2".
  14. greentruck

    Need more seating in your pig? Africa -spec 10 seater

    Nice, clean truck...until you pop the hood open:p Badly needs the full-floater option on rear axle, I'd say.
  15. greentruck

    How many pigs imported

    You may be right.:p I was speaking in more like the under 5-year timeframe. If a piggy in CO is still rusting away, at least it's not already making sure the local fields are iron rich, like I suspect my old midwest piggy went to several decades back. Then again, maybe it got parked in a barn...
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    How many pigs imported

    So long as you keep it away from salt...
  17. greentruck

    How many pigs imported

    It may sound like it's a small number, but it wouldn't surprise me if it's accurate. It wasn't exactly like Mr. T was marketing the 55. You had to know you wanted one then go look for it. The dealer I went to when I bought my '76 didn't have one on the lot. He did locate one in Indianapolis --...
  18. greentruck

    New Mexico Pig Build

    Fine work you're doing there.:beer: This should put me off ever buying another pig. We'll see....:D
  19. greentruck

    Cause of Typical Fender Rust Hole

    In addition to the drainage, the way the reinforcement sits acts to facilitate condensation. Any water in the bottom has a nice long rise and temp gradient over the rise to cause it to both vaporize then condense over the course of daily temp changes. I can tell you that even when new, they...
  20. greentruck

    New Pig aKa "Sandy the Pig" coming to Florida

    I suspect your tank is not as big as the Man-a-free tank (55 gallons) for the same spot. That's because the Man-a-fre tank hung down below the frame some. It had a canted bottom at the rear to help with the departure angle. On the other hand, yours does tick up neatly outta the way, which is a...
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